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Auntie Rotter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EFSftV1d6w Arnold Rutter Quentin Butter Jackson

Horace Silver liked to quote from "The Donkey Serenade".

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/30/stewart-lee--spotify-data-hack

Irene Von Scheizentank Tomasz Stanko The Whiffenpoofs

Desi Arnaz Arno Marsh Swampy

The Nazz https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0x5x8lyON8 Beth Ditto Jeru

Alden Pyle Steamin' Billy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqGQf2Z9bQ

... and play this one on your birthday! https://youtu.be/-s0p7Y__-SQ?list=PL3A2407D069B88F79 .

Some High Victorian pics - of Manchester Town Hall - to accompany your reading:

Have a great birthday, Tom!

George Bowling Ramesh Bhat Henry Fielding

Yes, just looked him up and see he was born in Prestwich. I suppose he turned up for that gig on a number 95 bus! But why have you posted that (admittedly very good) George Coleman album?

Nice one from your Dad! I saw Mr Donegan twice: once with the Chris Barber band as a featured artist at the St George's Hall, Bradford c.1958? and in the sixties in a Manchester club where he was spotted in the audience and given a big hand by the performer, now largely forgotten organist, Alan Haven.

Lamont Dozier Kip Moore Sleepy Stein

The Thinking Man's Crumpet The Trumpet Major The Greatest Trumpet of Them All

Lonnie Donegan's big skiffle hits "Rock Island Line" and "Cumberland Gap" sounded totally American to me at the time. With his Scots/Irish voice he contrived to sound American, too.

Sun Ra Ken Burns Bronzino

Now listening!

Emeric Pressburger Emry Byrd Moose the Mooche

Angela Eagle Jez Bi-Wan Conorbyn Lord Bumnose

Muggsy Spanier King Charles The Raylettes

Wonderful stuff, tho' not watched for many years.

Ian Bone Jack Teagarden The Garda